KY GENERAL ASSEMBLY 2016 REGULAR SESSION ALCOHOL-RELATED PROPOSED BILLS

KY General Assembly 2016 Regular Session Alcohol Bills List (PDF) - updated 2016-03-10

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2016 PREVENTION HIGHLIGHTS

1. POWDERED ALCOHOL BANNED
2. NEW "AUTHORIZED PUBLIC CONSUMPTION LICENSE
3. EXPANDED LOOK-BACK WINDOW FOR PRIOR DUI OFFENSES

2016 ALCOHOL BILLS ENACTED INTO LAW

SB 11 (BR-399): AN ACT relating to alcoholic beverages. "Omnibus Alcohol Bill"

1. Forbid any person to possess, sell, offer for sale, or use any powdered or crystalline alcoholic beverage product.
   • July 2016 - Powdered Alcohol is Banned in Kentucky KRS 241.010; KRS 244.652 (effective 2016-07-15)
   • Kentucky 2016 SB11 Fact Sheet by the KY ABC - KY Powdered Alcohol Ban (2016-07)
2. Clarify regulations on alcohol w/o liquid devices (AWOL) and powdered alcohol.
3. Establish an "authorized public consumption" (APC) license for use with commercial quadricycles.  Allow patrons to bring only their own unopened packaged alcohol in non-descriptive plastic cups for personal consumption after boarding and while riding.  Allow under-21s to remain at APC premises.

SB 56 (BR-54): AN ACT relating to DUI & declaring an emergency. "Brianna Taylor Act"

1. Expand the look-back window for prior DUI offenses from five to 10 years.

2. This bill is named after Brianna Taylor, an Elizabethtown High School graduate, was 17 when she died in a summer 2014 car wreck in Hardin County. (LRC eNews, 2015-01)

This information is provided for informational purposes only.  For more information on this Kentucky General Assembly Regular Session, please visit www.lrc.ky.gov.